Connecticut western news., 1887-09-14
On Saturday last Miss Edith B.

Greene left town in company with MT and Mrs R. D. Rickard, intending to pass the winter with them, at their home, in Stamford, Conn.
 70, P. Gillette has sold his fish and fruit peddling business to Peter Hicks, of Falls Village, who will move into Mrs Scott's house in Pudding Lane" soon as Dr Gidman removes to the Pequigney house.
 -Anson D. F. Randolph < Co.,, 3S West twenty-third Street, New York, have published another volume of 25 sermons by Rev l.. H. Reid, entitled "Living for the Master" This choice work from Mir Reid's pen, will create 8 noble impulse in the heart of all its readers.
 -E. W. Spur, of iFalls Village, has bought one or more building lots oppo- site the Episcopal rectory on Granite avenue, and will build dwelling house and carpenter shop thereon, to be occu- pied by B. R. Lorrain, who also has the contract to build said structures.
 What more do you want in the line of new and elegant dry goods than Geo L. Parsons offers you to-day? The minis ter who had only half shirt to his back (and the other half in front) had not read Parsons new advertisement, otherwise he would have worn two shirts at once at that price.
 Mrs Sarah Cowles, of Rye, N. Y., mother of E. B. Cowles, who was drowned from steamer on the St Lawrence river recently, has received a check for S1,00O from the Hartford Travellers Accident Insurance Compa- ny, for which amount MT Cowles had his life insured in favor of his mother.
 The Poughkeepsie Eagle says Reports being circulated of the preva- lence of pleuro-pneumonia among cat tie in Millerton, State Commissioner R. A. McLane paid visit there Saturday and made an examination of a number of the animals, pronouncing the dis ease Texas fever. Thus far only five cattle have died.
 An exchange says elf the people want to see items of deaths, marriages, etc., in their local paper, why not assist the publisher by calling or sending a postal card, costing just one cent. Some people are jealous every week because their names do not appear in the paper. They are no doubt just as worthy of mention as any others who do receive notices, but they must remember that editorial time and capital is limited, besides it is difficult for reporter to be in more than one place at time. Now send in your items.'
 The M. E. society of Lee, Mass, will run grand excursion down the Housatonic R. R. thence to New York, via N. Y. N. HI. x H. R. R., on Wednes. day, Sept 21, on regular train leaving Pittsfield at 5.45 a. m., stopping at all stations on the Housatonic road and arriving in New York at 11:40 a m. Fare only $500 for the round trip and the tickets are good for two days tc return on, by the train leaving New York at $40 p. m., Thursday, Sept 22 or you can return same day at that hour. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, Sept 13, at the Hous R. R. ticket offices or you can obtain them by addressing G. L.. Hurd, Lee, Mass. Tickets are limited to 250, so be sure and purchase early.
 An exchange says: "The mos aristocratic thoroughfare in Canaan ii called Puddle Lane "::-The abov, quoted item has gone the rounds O forty-eleven exchanges. In defense o the "big toads" in said Puddle" 1t i proper to state that said thoroughfar is Pudding Lane instead of "Puddl Lane." There is legend that "onct upon time'' an aged dame residing il that street made large pudding, whicl owing to some neglect in mixing th ingredients, proved to be so tough i could not be eaten, and it was throw, "clean over the ridge pole of the hous and struck the ground on the opposit side without breaking" hence tha street was dubbed Pudding Lane,
 name that clung to it for many decades but some of the new residents of ton. West Main street will be shocked t learn that they have moved int
 Pudding Lane."